CV joint bolt removal (stripped head)

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

Air Chisels make quick work of nasty old rusted in A-arm bushings :-)

Eric

On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Joe Doty wrote:

> I used an air chisel to cut through a starter bolt once. I only had to 
> resharpen the bit about 12 times during the process.
> 
> Pfft. Sawzall would get ate up.  Although the sawzall does own.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> >One of my new favorites:  Air Chisel.  (yeeeeeeee haaaaaa!)
> >
> >>sawsall!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>Josh Able
> >>
> >>
> >> > Visegripes!
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> > Jason Rinne wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hey All,
> >> > >
> >> > > I'm pulling an 8V motor and 4K tranny to sell and have come upon a 
> >>bit
> >>of a
> >> > > snag. I've got everything disconnected except for one last bolt on 
> >>the
> >>inner
> >> > > CVs that was already borderline from previous wrenching (I assume) 
> >>and
> >>now
> >> > > the torque drive just can't get enough bite to loosen it. What are my
> >> > > options? Drilling it out is a bit difficult due to the angle and the
> >>fact
> >> > > I'm on the shop floor with jackstands (makes getting any real muscle
> >>into it
> >> > > virtually impossible).
> >> > >
> >> > > HELP! Don't want to blow the deal I've got goin on it because I can't
> >>shake
> >> > > it loose from the car.
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks,
> >> > > Jason Rinne
> >
> >\/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
> >\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '92 Passat 16v (Winter+) | - brett@netacc.net
> >
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Eric
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